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Originally, rat rods were a counter-reaction to the high-priced "customs" and typical hot rods, many of which were seldom driven and served only a decorative purpose. The rat rod's inception signified a throwback to the hot rods of the earlier days of hot-rod culture—built according to the owner's abilities and with the intention of being driven.
The original monster truck sported a forest green Chevrolet S10 body style and a teal chassis and rims. With the exception of the design featured at World Finals 14, the Avenger truck has always sported at least three flaming skulls (one on each side and one on the hood) and flowing flames running from the wheel wells.
The Chevrolet S-10 is a compact pickup truck produced by Chevrolet.It was the first domestically-built compact pickup of the big three American automakers. When it was first introduced as a "quarter-ton pickup" in 1981 for the 1982 model year, the GMC version was known as the S-15 and later renamed the GMC Sonoma.
Vegas Rat Rods (known as Sin City Motors in some regions) [1] is an American reality television series. The series premiered on April 17, 2014, on Discovery Channel . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Season 5 due for release summer 2020.
The camshaft on the 1998 model year uses a higher lift design. (0.288 inches intake and exhaust.) Meanwhile the 1999 and newer trucks use a lower lift camshaft. (0.263 inches intake and exhaust.) This was pulled from the Haynes automotive manual for the S series trucks. Applications: 1998–2002 Chevrolet S-10, GMC Sonoma, and Isuzu Hombre
The origins of the first hot rods are typically considered to be early race cars built to race on dirt tracks and dry lake beds, often stripped down Ford Model Ts, Model As, and other pre-World War II cars made into speedsters and "gow jobs". [5] The "gow job" morphed into the hot rod in the 1940s to 1950s.
In order for it to keep being competitive, the Blazer and Jimmy received a new 4.3 L (262 cu in) V6 option for 1988 (also used with the S-10/S-15 pickups, Astro/Safari vans, G-series vans, and C/K 1500 and 2500 trucks), based on the Chevrolet small-block V8 engine, producing a respectable 150 hp (112 kW). Power output was increased to 160 hp ...
General Motors started with a regular-cab, short-box (6-foot (180 cm) bed) S-10 pickup, with a base-level trim package plus a half-tonneau cover. In place of a typical inline four cylinder or V-6 internal combustion engine, the Electric S-10 EV was equipped with an 85-kilowatt (114 hp) three-phase, liquid-cooled AC induction motor, based on GM's EV1 electric coupe.